Teaching python (programming) to children

[David Andreas Alderud]

> If you're judging the demand by studying job ads, you should be
> aware that light-weight tools like Python and Perl are often hidden
> under labels like "various scripting languages" or "rapid development
> tools" or "script programming".

Those are not specific Python programming jobs.

> Most companies don't mention them at all, even if they use them
> a lot.  Why would they?  Any programmer worth hiring can pick up
> a light-weight language in a day or two.

True, but those are just programming jobs, not specific Python programming
jobs. Any programming language is good to know about when starting a job, so
fear the ancient might of COBOL!